Finance

Summary of the Board of Trustees meeting on January 24, 2018 -Treasurer Gary McGraw reported that our 2017 operations budget ended with a deficit of ~$7200, which is smaller than budgeted. At the same time, our endowment increased by ~$100K. -Gary reported the Finance Council began discussing considerations for a

Summary of the Board of Trustees meeting on December 13, 2017 -We discussed our common read, Leading Change in the Congregation, and shared the points of Chapter 3 that resonated most for each of us. We will read Chapter 4 for our next meeting. -Treasurer Gary McGraw reported a cash flow deficit in November with

Summary of the Board of Trustees meeting on November 15, 2017 -We discussed our common read, Leading Change in the Congregation, and shared the points of Chapter 2 that resonated most for each of us. We will read Chapter 3 for our next meeting. -Treasurer Gary McGraw reported a small surplus in October and overall

Summary of the Board of Trustees meeting on October 22, 2017 –We discussed our common read, Leading Change in the Congregation, and shared the points of Chapter 1 that resonated most for each of us. We will read Chapter 2 for our next meeting. –Treasurer Gary McGraw reported a small deficit in

As of August 28, we have had fifty-six (56) responses from the one hundred twelve (112) households we contacted for our campaign. We are 65% of the way towards our goal of $166,074. If you have already completed and sent in your pledge, thank you. The volunteer stewards have been trained and will be contacting the

Based on the successes of last year’s pledge campaign and your positive feedback we will soon start our 2018 RENEW OUR MISSION campaign! This year’s campaign will follow many of the “somewhat unconventional” principles that produced successes last year: A large part of what we consider a successful campaign will

Summary of the Board of Trustees meeting on February 15, 2017 –Treasurer Gary McGraw reported that January ended well, in part because of early pledge payments. Also, we received $12K for the endowment due to the letter sent by the pledge campaign committee at the end of 2016. –We changed the

Summary of the Board of Trustees meeting on January 18, 2017 –Treasurer Gary McGraw reported the 2016 year-end balance was -$3,992.98. We budgeted for -$17K but pledges were paid consistently and we were able to reduce spending in some areas. –Scott Gay reported the Church Mission Planning Team is

Summary of the Board of Trustees meeting on December 21, 2016 -Treasurer Gary McGraw reported by email that November finished with a deficit. He projects we will end the year with an overall deficit of about $7K, which is smaller than budgeted. -Gary McGraw also reported the finance committee recommends increasing

Summary of the Board of Trustees meeting on November 16, 2016. –Treasurer Gary McGraw reported by email that October finished well due to the final quarterly endowment disbursement. We still have a small year-to-date surplus as we head into the end of the year. –We reviewed and approved the 2017 draft